No Place to Be Somebody
| No Place to Be Somebody | |
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| Original language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
No Place to Be Somebody is a 1969 play written by American playwright Charles Gordone.[1][2][3][4]
It was during his employment as a bartender in Greenwich Village that Gordone found the inspiration for his first major work, No Place to Be Somebody, for which he received the 1970 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Gordone's Pulitzer signified two "firsts": he was the first African American playwright to receive a Pulitzer, and No Place to Be Somebody was the first off-Broadway play to receive the award.[5]
Written over the course of seven years, the play explores racial tensions in a
The play was revived in 1987 at The Matrix Theatre Company in Los Angeles, California in an adaptation directed by Bill Duke and starring one of the original cast from the play's initial 1969 run, Ron Thompson, in the role of Shanty Mulligan.[2][7]
References
- ^ a b Gussow, Mel (1969-12-31). "Theater: 'No Place to Be Somebody' Opens Run" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
- ^ a b "No Place to Be Somebody". The Matrix Theatre Company. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
- ^ Garland, Phyl (July 1970). "The Prize Winners". Ebony. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
- ^ "Jet Has Role in Broadway Play, 'To Be Somebody'". Jet: 57. May 14, 1970.
- ^ Pogrebin, Robin (1995-11-19). "Charles Gordone Is Dead at 70; Won a Pulitzer for His First Play". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
- ^ Haskell, Molly (1969-05-08). "Theatre: No Place to Be Somebody". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
- ^ Drake, Sylvie (1987-07-24). "This Revival Of 'No Place' Goes Places". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
External links
- No Place to Be Somebody at the Internet Broadway Database
- Scene from original No Place to Be Somebody Broadway cast
